"Wake up, Luffy!" bellows Jinbe, screaming directly into his ear. "The wedding is going to start any minute!" He raises a hand and proceeds to slap Luffy across the face several times with no effect. Luffy continues to snore away even as as Jinbe shakes and shouts at him as loud as he can manage. "How can he still be sleeping? Do any of you know a way to wake him up?" The doors to the room are very suddenly thrown open and all heads turn quickly to find Run entering. He carries a massive dish covered with different cuts of meat with a single arm, approaching the still sleeping Luffy. "Run?"

"It takes a little finess some times, Jinbe," Run tells him, picking up a shank of meat and dangling it in front of Luffy's face. "Wakey, wakey, Luffy." His snoring comes to a halt with a sudden snort. His eyes snap open and Luffy lunges towards the meat shank. "Whoa!" The red head releases the food quickly as Luffy clamps shut on the meat.

"Sooo good~!" gushes Luffy, as Run places the food down in front of him.

"Luffy, we have to go," Jinbe tells him, quickly tucking him under an arm. "The gunshot cue will be any minute!" He quickly carries him through a floor length mirror, sprinting down the hall to get into position. The rest of them quickly follow after the two.

"N-No! I have to finish this! C'mon, Jinbe!" The plan is...kind of brilliant, really. Using Brulee's powers, and some of the men that Bege has implanted amongst Big Mama's own, they've managed to hide a mirror in the wedding cake. In an attempt to assure that Luffy get's his chance to break the photo, he has also captured a but of animals from the Seducing Woods and used Brulee's powers once again to make them appear as copies as him. With a dozen of Luffy rampaging through the party, it'll be hard to figure out which one is the real one until it's too late...or at least that's the plan.

They make it to their point of entry, and with the use of Brulee's powers, open up the mirror leading to the party. They drag over the captured animals, ready to open up the net they're contained in and let them run wild. They don't have to wait long for their cue, as a gunshot suddenly shatters the silence of the ceremony.

"Let's go!" screams Luffy, launching himself through the mirror. They quickly open the net, allowing the animals to rampage out into the middle of the party.

"Alright, that's the last one!" Run says, tossing the net aside. A smirk appears on his face, and he cracks his neck loudly. "Let's get in position." The red head takes a step forward and stops abruptly. "Aah! Before I forget, Caesar! Screw this up...and I'll make good on my threat from Dressrosa." Without waiting for Caesar to respond, he charges forward through the mirror. The screaming of the crowd sounds loudly even over the collapse of the giant wedding cake they find themselves in.

"Alright," whispers Nami. "Once Luffy breaks the picture, we'll burst in after three seconds. Everyone got their..." Her words trail off as she notices Chopper and Carrot stuffing large chunks of the wedding cake into their mouths. "Are you even listening? Be serious here!" Run peeks over the edge of the cover they're using to get a better look at what's going on. It seems that their plan has royally pissed off Big Mom, who has summoned two of her Homies to wipe out all of the clones and Luffy in one shot. Before she can get the chance, however, Luffy leaps skyward with his fist raised. He's got the picture in his sights...but before he can break the photo, he's blind-sided and captured by some strange ability. They trace it back to a large man dressed in black, who's leg has stretched out to catch Luffy. "Crap! He got caught!"

"I'm going!" Run leaps over the edge quickly, sliding down the surface of the cake towards the ground below. The whole plan means absolutely nothing if Luffy get's caught. He get's his first good look at Big Mom as his feet touch the ground. The Yonko is absolutely massive! Truly deserving of the title 'Big' Mom. Flames crackle to life in Run's free hand, rapidly compressing as he flexes his fingers. "Fire-"

"Juice Shot," calls a female voice, attracting the red head's attention. He spins rapidly, snapping his fingers as he does.

"-Ball!" Their attacks collide in an explosion of flames and steam, briefly obscuring the the two fighters from view. Seconds later a loud 'boom!' echos across the plaza and a woman comes sliding out of the steam, her Haki infused sword held in front of her defensively. She slides to a stop and quickly raises a Haki protected leg as if to shield herself just as Run seems to flicker into existence beside her. "Sea King's Lash!" His shin collides with hers, a second loud 'boom!' echoing as their legs connect with one another, the force of the blow toppling several tables surrounding the two of them. Run catches a brief flash of light across steel and disappears as her sword crashes down, biting deep into the ground. The red head reappears several meters away from the woman, lifting a foot to tap his toes against the ground. "Your Haki is tough, I'll give you that."

"Smoothie, you're interfering, too?" Big Mom asks. "Do you think that I need help from-"

"Oi! Run!" shouts Luffy, interrupting her. "I need some help here!"

"Yeah, yeah," Run says, raising his free hand. "I'm workin' on it, Cap'n." Flames crackle to life, rapidly compressing before he snaps his fingers. "Fireball." Smoothie moves quickly, following the small ball with her eyes as it streaks rapidly towards Katakuri.

"Juice Shot," Smoothie calls, swinging her sword quickly to intercept his attack.

"Candy Wall!" adds a second voice. Their attacks collide in a second explosion of flames and steam, blotting out Katakuri from view for several moments before the steam slowly dissipates. A half melted wall of candy stands in front of the large man who appears no worse for wear. Another man approaches the red head from behind quickly. He holds a giant lolipop in one hand, and his tongue hands from his mouth in a way not unlike Bege's man Vito. "Candy Wave!"

"Heat Haze," Run calls, thrusting his free hand towards the man. Flames crackle and roar as they barrel in the man's direction, colliding head first with the candy created by the man. The flames burn through the candy, splashing across the ground as it boils wildly. The flames push forward much to the man's surprise, who comes to an abrupt halt.

"Candy Wall!" The flames splash against the wall, roaring out in all directions and covering a part of the venue. A large shadow falls over the red head and he whirls around quickly, bringing his left arm up...just a tad to slow to block Smoothie's kick. Her foot lands firmly on the side of his head, a dark smirk appearing on Smoothie's face as his body lurches in the opposite direction. Surprise quickly flickers across her face, however, when rather than being blown away the red head takes a single step in the opposite direction before steadying himself.

"Not bad." Smoothie quickly raises her sword as Run grasps her leg, and then spins quickly. Smoothie finds herself pulled off her feet and thrown through the air quickly. She twists in the air and lands among the flames and burning candy. The red head grunts and turns his head to spit out a small mouthful of blood. "Not bad at all." He looks from Smoothie to Luffy and then back. Her attacks can suppress the flames of the Flare-Flare Fruit...and combined with that other man's Devil Fruit they can prevent him from freeing Luffy. Through the flames Run spots the same the same long tongued man standing unharmed behind Smoothie.

"Just leave it to me, Run," Jinbe tells him, rapidly approaching Luffy with giant tea-cup in hand. He dashes the liquid into the sky, tossing the cup aside as he does so. "Ocean Current...Shoulder Throw!" With a move of his hand he tosses the tea like a spear at the strange mass that Luffy is stuck into. With sudden ease, Luffy is knocked free, striking the ground and rolling several feet away. "Katakuri ate a special Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, the Mochi-Mochi Fruit. You can get away from it with liquid...but it's better not to be caught by it in the first place. Run, Smoothie has eaten a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit as well, the Wring-Wring Fruit. She can wring the 'juice' out of people she catches...so do let her get her hands on you."

"Under any other circumstances...I'd make a joke there, Jinbe."

"You think now is a good time for off-color jokes?"

"Why not? I'm aiming for the title of the 'Strongest Man in the World', Jinbe. Is the Strongest Man in the World supposed to be scared of some Yonko and her brats?" Jinbe actually chuckles a bit in response as he approaches Big Mom.

"I'm the one who told Luffy about Mother Carmel. Since I'm your ally, I hear those kinds of talks." A large blond man sitting at a table close to Big Mom suddenly stands, slamming his fists against it violently. A quick glance reveals the table is occupied by all the members of the Vinsmoke Family.

"What is the meaning of this?!" demands Judge. "You idiots really have the audacity to interfere?!"

"Do not worry, members of Vinsmoke," the long tongued man says, approaching the table. "We of the Charlotte Family will handle this."

"I thought you gave up leaving my crew," Big Mom asks Jinbe. "But you defended the guy who destroyed the cake...I take it as complete mutiny, do you understand?"

"I understand completely," Jinbe tells her. "I want to leave your crew and join the Straw Hats!"

"If that's the case...then you need to pay the price for leaving. After that, I could care less what you do. You don't plan to leave without at least doing that, do you? You don't want to live the rest of your life in shame, do you, Jinbe?"

"Right. I'm happy to give you my life span, as much as you can take!"

"You truly hate me that much! You'd rather die than stay where you don't want to be..." Big Mom narrows her eyes, the air around her seeming to darken and grow stagnet. "So be it! You've got yourself a deal!" Big Mom approaches slowly, towering over the former Shichibukai. "Stay...or...life!" Several tense moments pass before confusion appears on the Yonko's face. "Stay or life!" Again there seems to be nothing that happens, as the two stare one another down. Eventually the strange air disappears and Jinbe smirks.

"Is that it? I'm a man who wants to be part of the future Pirate King's crew...I won't be intimidated by a mere Yonko!" Silence reins over the entire plaza for several long seconds before the red head actually breaks out into loud laughter.

"Dahahahaha!" laughs Run. "Can't intimidate someone, can't kill three people held prisoner, can't even control your own crew...guess they just give the title of 'Yonko' out, huh?" Jinbe kneels down slowly, and produces a single sake cup from within the folds of his kimono.

"If you won't take my life...then I'm returning this sake cup, and I'm leaving the Big Mom Pirates! Thank you for all your trouble!"

"Congratulations, Jinbe," Big Mom says, laughing lightly. "You've become my enemy now, right?" She raises a hand up, reaching for the sun homie floating near-by her. She grasps it tightly, and swings down towards the former Shichibukai. "If that's the case, then go to hell!" Jinbe leaps back, avoiding her attack as flames pour out in all directions. Big Mom raises her fist again and comes to an abrupt halt when the sound of something shattering reaches her ears. Through the flames surrounding her she turns to find the picture of Mother Caramel in pieces, and someone standing close by.

"Good job!" screams Luffy, grinning from ear to ear. It's the cue they've been waiting for, and their fail-safe in the event that Luffy couldn't get close enough to do the deed himself. The man turns around and removes the mask he's wearing, revealing himself to be Brook.

"I-I thought you were dead!"

"I am," Brook tells her. "I died a long time ago." Big Mom staggers around, knocking over several tables in a blind fit. "I thought that she was gonna shriek?!"

"Do you have any idea who that is? And the wedding cake!" Big Mom continues to stagger around but shows no sign of shrieking any time soon. All of Big Mom's children finally seem to realize just how dire the situation is becoming and rapidly charge forward.

"Juice Shot," Smoothie growls, launching a wave of juice at the red head.

"Heat Haze," grunts Run, blasting off a jet of flames to intercept her attack. Both attacks collide with an explosion of steam and flames, briefly obscuring each other from view. They rush forward into the cloud of steam, disappearing from view. Though the cloud a bright light flickers to life, accompanied by the crackling of flames. "Crimson Tide." A loud 'whoosh!' sounds and an explosion of flames follows, rushing across the ground before erupting into a pillar of flames. Smoothie appears several meters ahead of the flames, her sword glowing a dull orange in several spots.

"All allied forces, support Straw Hat!" screams Bege, his voice echoing across the plaza. "And prepare to use your Invisible Symphonia System!"

"Just say earplugs, Bege!" Run paces through the flames calmly, coming to a stop in the middle of them while stuffing the final earplug into his ear.

"Bege," mutters Smoothie, glancing briefly in the man's direction. "Am I to understand you've allied yourself with Bege?"

"...Huh? What'd ya say?" The red head raises his saber with a smirk, tapping it against his shoulder. "Well, whatever. It doesn't really matter, I guess." He glances beyond her at Luffy who is charging after Big Mom, broken picture frame in hand. Katakuri is in hot pursuit of his captain despite the interference of Bege, Pedro and Bege...but he won't be able to stop him. Even when he pins Luffy with his Devil Fruit, Luffy stretches his arms out quickly towards Big Mom, thrusting the destroyed picture directly into her face. "After all...I only needed to hold you here for a few moments."

Big Mom immediately begins to scream, her voice loud enough to topple the tables closest to her with ease. Smoothie drops to her knees, her sword clattering to the ground as she presses her hands tightly against her ears in an attempt to muffle Big Mom's voice. Several meters away Bege, Vito and Gotti stand at the ready with Caesar's KX Launchers. The three men doesn't hesitate even for a second, and quickly fire the weapons created by Caesar at Big Mom.

"Buh-bye, Big Mom," mutters Run, smirking slightly as the rockets close in.

"I won't forgive them!" screams Big Mom, her voice causing the rockets to explode several meters away from her. "I won't forgive the Straw Hats!" The plan...has completely failed! Bege, Vito and Gotti immediately discard the spent weapons and take off at a sprint away from Big Mom. Since they failed to kill Big Mom they can only move on to the next part of the plan...escape! The rest of the crew follows suit, sprinting after the three men across the plaza. Caesar appears before them, flying through the air with mirror in tow.

Unfortunately...it's not just the rockets that suffer under Big Mom's wailing but the mirror, too. As they near it, the mirror shatters into a thousand pieces right before them. Their escape plan...it's completely useless now. They've got no escape route!

"Castle at Full Size: Big Boss!" exclaims Bege. They watch in amazement as his body rapidly transforms into a giant castle before their very eyes. "All allied forces, quickly! Get inside!" Bege's men stream out of the castle gates, firing wildly at Big Mom's children as they dash for the entrance. Caesar quickly races past all of them, knocking Carrot and Chopper of their feet in the process of trying to save his own life. Run growls in frustration and quickly helps the two of them to their feet.

"I'm gonna crush you to death!" growls Smoothie, suddenly picking Nami up as if she weighs nothing at all. She's barely even raised her up to eye level before Run appears beside her, fist raised. She releases Nami and raises her arms quickly to shield herself. The impact rattles both of them, sending Smoothie sliding backwards but apparently no worse for wear. A scowl appears on her face as she watches Nami and Run rapidly retreat to the castle, soon joined by Sanji and Germa 66. The gates of the castle slam closed behind them. Bege waits for them inside the castle, making sure that all of his men have made it inside before heaving a heavy sigh.

"The assassination of Big Mom...has failed," Bege tells them. "But that's not the biggest problem. This castle that we're inside of is me...that means all the damage that is done to it is transferred to me. If they destroy the castle then I'll die, and everyone inside will quickly be ejected outside. You're damned if you stay and damned if you leave. You-" Bege gasps loudly and drops to his knees, gasping wildly for breath.

"H-Huh?! Bege!" shouts Luffy. "What's wrong?!"

"Big Mom...she's come to her senses!" Chiffon quickly rushes to Bege's side in an attempt to help him. But...if Big Mom is attacking the castle, there's no really anything they can do for him except stop her. But they also can't risk fighting it out with Big Mom and her children. They need an escape plan, and it seems that Bege has one. Bege is going to transform out of this form and back into his normal one, and then use Caesar's ability to fly to have him transport him out of this whole situation while they all remain inside. But they're going to need a distraction...one that Germa 66 seems to be more than willing to provide. Reiju approaches the red head before the rest start to head for the gate, a smirk on her face.

"Looks like this is where we part ways, Run," Reiju tells him.

"Mm," grunts Run, staring down at her. "Well, I've never been good with good-byes."

"Before I go, how about a kiss for good-luck?" All eyes seem to be on the two of them in this moment.

"I'm spoken for. Besides that, you're not my type."

"Mm, how unfortunate." Reiju turns on her heel and strides away from him towards her family, the rest of them quickly leaving the area. Sanji is beside the red head almost immediately, growling at he glares at him.

"Oi, stupid red hair, what the hell was that?" growls Sanji. "Have you been-"

"No," Run says firmly. "Don't ask me, either, ask her. I didn't do a thing." Nami and Chopper quickly approach doing their best to calm Sanji down before it breaks down into fight. The last thing that they need to do is start fighting amongst one another. When it seems that Sanji has finally calmed down they all quickly move to one of the 'windows' in Bege's body to watch the plan unfold. Germa exits his body with Caesar in tow, and Bege quickly transforms back to his normal self. Big Mom's children waste no time in opening fire on them but to their surprise they find all their bullets blocked by Germa, creating an opening for Caesar to grab onto Bege and start flying away while they cover the retreat. It takes the combined effort of Brook and Chopper to keep Luffy from leaping out of Bege's body. It seems that their captain wants to get involved in the fighting regardless of the situation.

"Stop right there!" demands Big Mom, reaching out towards the sun homie. "Heavenly...Fire!" Big Mom fires off a blast of flames directly at them, succeeding in knocking Reiju from the sky. She drops straight down to the plaza below...and it seems that Sanji's brothers have no intention of going down to help her out.

"Aah, fer!" growls Run, leaping out suddenly. He drops down to the plaza below as two of Big Mom's children rush towards Reiju. Flames crackle to life across his body and he flexes his fingers. "Flame Pillar!" Flames roar downwards, falling on top of the two long-necked people attacking. Both disappear in a sea of flames, accompanied by a loud explosion, before being tossed out. They strike the ground hard, rolling about as they rapidly attempt to extinguish the flames covering them. Run lands behind Reiju with a grunt, scrubbing a hand through his hair.

"Hmm, we only just parted ways, Run," Reiju says, slowly standing. "Did you miss me that badly?"

"Don't...start with me. I'm just repaying you for saving my life, that's all."

"I won't let anyone get away!" growls Big Mom, reaching out towards the cloud homie. "Red hair...I'm gonna kill you and send your head to your father!"

"Take your best shot, old woman." Big Mom snarls loudly as the homie begins to violently crackle with lightening.

"Gum-Gum...Elephant Gun!"

"Diable Jambe, Crosse...Strike!" Luffy and Sanji intercept her before she can swing her arm, stopping her attack in it's tracks. Both drop down, landing several feet away from the two of them. "Let's go, Reiju! You, too, Luffy!" They quickly turn and begin to sprint away from Big Mom.

"Are you running away, Straw Hat?!" demands Big Mom. "Did you forget what you said on Fish-Man Island? You said you'd kick my ass! Remember what you said when you came to this island? You said, 'we're the one's who'll have the last laugh'. Now you're running away? You coward!"

"C...C...Coward?!" screams Luffy.

"Don't listen to her!" Run tells him. "She's trying to goad us into a fight we don't have to take!"

"Just one punch! That's it!" Luffy slides to a stop, and starts sprinting back towards Big Mom. "Yeah, I said that!" He leaps skyward, and transforms into his Gear Fourth. "The one who is going to become the King of Pirates in the end...is me!" His punch collides with Big Mom's own Busoshoku enhanced arms with no effect. "Once I take down Kaido you're next!" Luffy releases his transformation, flying backwards as he exhales the air he's pumped himself up with. Run snatches him from air, and continues sprinting away.

"Kaido?" Big Mom echos. "He won't be defeated by the likes of you! And you bastards...how can you even dream of escaping my territory?!" Big Mom chases them across the plaza, rapidly closing the distance as her children begin to close in on all sides. Their window to make an escape is rapidly closing with members of Germa being brought down all around them, until at last they're completely surrounded on all sides by Big Mom and her children. Run slowly scans their surroundings, a heavy sigh escaping him.

"Don't suppose you've got a plan, red," wonders Sanji.

"Not really, no," Run tells him simply. Big Mom approaches closer, the crowd of her children slowly parting for her massive frame. "Wow...you're even fatter up close."

"Alright," begins Big Mom. "Now, let's start the executions. Starting with-" An earth-shattering 'boom!' suddenly echos across the whole island, and rocks the entire plaza...which rapidly begins to tilt to one side. It becomes very clear that the entire building is collapsing! It's exactly the distraction they need to make an escape...or it would be if the whole building wasn't falling towards the sea! Luffy, Sanji and Run charge up the rapidly sloping plaza, dodging tables, chairs and bodies as they sprint with all their might.

"Oi! This way!" screams Bege, attracting their attention. Caesar and Bege float several meters above the three of them. "We don't have much time! Sprint, damn it...!"